Kitchen utensil



Jupe 301193L 4 E. H. RYERsoN- 1,812,062

KITCHEN UTENsIL Filed Aug. 22, 1929 @Beasts mmasemfg woseasm, ennemis-ms.

I This invention 'to afkitchen yutensil adapted particularly for fuse Zas( a `-grater 'for inexpensive manner, and constructed of `a material of extremely low-price; also to pro,- vide a grater which will have a series of corn-Y 1 paratively long cutting surfaces arranged at tion will appear hereinafter.

an angle to the plane of the article so as to cut in on an incline; to providea support for it of such a nature as to adapt thegratefr to be used as a cake-cooler, flat-iron `support or toaster; and to provide the grater in such form that it will `havewide spaces between thecutting edges which in itself also adapts it for use to advantage as a toaster'.

Other obj ects and advantages of the inven- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in whichV Fig. l is a plan of a grater constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is aside view of the same; i Fig. 3 is a plan on enlarged scale of a portion of the grater showing the details thereof; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4.-4 ofFigS;Jr i Fig. 5 is a frontelevation of a grater constructed accordingA to this invention, butin a different formi;

Fig. 6 is a plan of the same; and Fig.7 is'an edge View thereof. I

Gra-ters constructed in accordance with the general principles of thisy invention can be made in many forms, two of-Which are shown herein. .In the first and preferred form shown, that illustrated in Figs. 1,2, 3 and 4, .the grater consists of a flat sheet of ex-V pandedmetal preferably steel 10. If made of steel the .expanded metal is galvanized orotherwise coated with a non-rusting material. The expanded metal itself has the usual characteristics ofexpanded metal, and as shown ,in Figs. 3 and 4 it involves a piece of metal having alternate slits in two series of rows which, when expanded, leave hexagonal openings 11 through the body of the if after .the2 :entire article is completed.;

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ings are bodiesofsheet metalflocatedzatan l:.inclineto-orm cuttingedgesj12.` :Thesetcuttngf'ed'geslare located; onbth sidesji'oifzthe vgrater and arealsoi located atfan inclination.r

v:.They I: are ispaceldi .apart a-'fimaterial: distance,-

`...Figiv 3 indicating onee si'zyef in .fullsi'zedieonstruction. These ,cutting 'edgesare so vlocated with relation to4 each .otherithat lwhen a nege-k table orathe like is''brushed'facrossthesurface fbelow.

.eotherl .Itfisfstrong andtzlurable, and-fthere many years of use. 1: -1 i 'i f .The above :description indicates-.the yg'rlter generically.: -i Inxrthe: preferredffform "shown his @i and @theextreme cornersl 1,6, are; ylnatura-I ly' f rafrnegis farmed, ais'.'rounded@natur-anymaili -each If,c" .r1.1er..e when; Originally Cnnstructe any surface oni-which-.itis placed.` s a! k.This ,arti le is l completed -tion toit of a'handle'17. Itis shown in Figs. i a'ndl 2 Ias formed 'ofi- -singleAf-pie'ce. of; wire .bent Y over to Provide .two str-.ands sepa-rated f. from i 1 each otherA ands-.furnishing aj Ssrnooth This Const'tus e ve. .strong anilllilef be the appi'- IfL'l'hSe round. colersconstitute feet fioreSuip-v @porting-n.011 a table andare not likely t0 mar In ordinary use the handle can be held in one hand and the vegetable or other article moved across the surface of the expanded metal by the other, but it is convenient to place it on top of a bowl or plate with the legs l5 extending beyond the rim thereof, so that the particles removed by the grater will fall down into the receptacle below. But the legs can be placed on a table and the grater will assume a horizontal position in which it can be used in a similar way.

It will also be obvious. that this constitutes a very good toaster, because the spaces between the parts of the expanded `metal furnish ample air space and allow the heat to pass through, and any slight smoke that might be produced can escape. On account of substantially the same features it. serves readily as a cake-cooler,'or as a fiat-iron support. The four legs at the corners are very strong, and it can be used for. this purpose without any real danger of injuring it .for

yany of the other purposes mentioned.

In the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, similar principles are involved. The piece of expanded metal is placed on a frame composed of upright wires 2O and 2l, two of each be ing employed, the wires 20 being part of a continuous wire around the back of the article in a single plane. They are connectedacross -the top by an integral wire 23 which constitutesthe handle. A top wire 24, semi-circu- 'lar in the present form, and a similar bottom `wire 25 complete the wire frame.

These wires are soldered or welded together at the proper points.

Surrounding lthe Whole frame, which is in the form of a half frustum of a cone, is placed a sheet of expanded metal bent into semi-conical shape at all points and welded tothe wires `20,24 and 25 preferably. It is not necessary to Weld it to the vwires 21. This device can hang up on the -Wall without taking up much space, and it can be manipulated by the hanl dle 23 and placed over a bowl or theJ like, and

the vegetable to be grated moved across its kfront face. The particles removedwill fall down through the small space below, and it serves its purpose as a grater equally well as the one illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. T he same features of construction of the expanded metal serve the same purpose here. This article Vcan be used to some extent as a container when hung up by its handle 23.

Although I have illustrated and described only two forms of the invention and mentioned onlv a few of the purposes for which it is useful, I am aware of the fact that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact forms shown, but what I do claim is:-

l. As an article of manufacture, a kitchen utensil of the character described,` comprising a frame having sides and ends in the same plane, and a piece of expanded metal welded at its edges to said frame and lying in a plane, said frame and expanded metal being bent down at intervals to form supporting legs.

2. As an article of manufacture, a kitchen utensil, comprising a rectangular frame having sides and ends in the same plane, and a piece of expanded metal welded at its edges to said frame and lying in a plane for use as a grat-er, the corners of said frame being bent out of the plane thereof to constitute legs for supporting the frame on a flat surface, so

.that it will be suitable for use as a support- EUGENE H. RYERSON. 

